The online survey got more than 20,000 responses from physicians, 7,753 of whom included salary information used for the analysis. The survey also included data on physician assistant and nurse practitioner compensation, which increased.
Here are the 2017 and 2018 salaries for three healthcare professions:
Physician/surgeon
2018: $250,000
2017: $258,039
Physician assistant
2018: $110,000
2017: $108,311
Nurse practitioner
2018: $109,000
2017: $102,523
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